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On the article What They're Saying About the New Eddie Merlot's
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
9:31 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
ReplyI like Salvatore Scallopini -- I think they do a good job.
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
5:37 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Replyit looks like you're one of the few families that will miss Barrio. It's too bad Zumba didn't make it in Birmingham.
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On the article After Partying For One Last Time, The Hamilton Room Closes
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10:01 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
ReplyIn retrospect, the Palladium has been one of the worst things to happen to this town in many years.
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
9:29 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
ReplyI see this discussion as more about community standards than how to run a business. There are probably lots of topless joints, tattoo parlors and pawn shops in metro Detroit that are entrepreneurial in nature and have overcome many challenges in becoming successful. That doesn't mean I want a strip bar at the corner of Ferndale and Hamilton.
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
3:59 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
ReplyThe South owners were active in the business. Crave held lingerie parties and "phuq you" parties -- not the kind of place I would like coming to this town. I remember laughing when Crave's front-man (Khalil Ramadan?) talked at the City Commission meeting about how he was bringing such a cultural, artistic and sensual dining experience to Birmingham. His pitch didn't go over too well
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
3:17 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
ReplyI'm certainly glad the city commission chased off Crave. But we ended up with South, which, in the end, was just as sleazy! Lower rents for business owners would be a good thing.
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
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1:47 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
ReplyI agree with Hammond on just about everything. Play Birmingham's proposal was just about as deceptive as South's. Play would be a night club with VIP rooms for table service. Ick! Glad Crave never got setup here.
I believe Birmingham is unique as is. It can be fun and attract a nice mix of residents and guests without having a bunch of cheesy night clubs.
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
12:28 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
ReplyNobody likes to see people lose their jobs; but we all have a stake in what this town is and what it should -- and shouldn't -- be.
We don't need to be the night club capital of Michigan. And we don't need to be a repository for teenagers from every other town in the tri-county area but our own.
As far as the Palladium, someone earlier said we often have empty storefronts in the largest building in Birmingham. Hmmmm. I wonder what the common thread is?
Let's hope they never get Play Birmingham off the ground. Remember that concept? Play Birmingham was going to be a massive multi-bar nightclub masquerading as a family entertainment complex. If the development is truly focused on families, would the owners would find it acceptable to have the place shut down at eleven p.m. every night? Don't count on that every happening.
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On the article Barrio Tacos & Tequila Closes Its Doors
GW
9:36 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
ReplyOf course it's a free market. Save your lecture for someone else.
GW
8:01 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Yippee! Another over-priced steak house!